SICHC Bedford — Bedford, IN
SICHC Bedford is a community health center clinic at 629 Lincoln Ave, Bedford, IN 47421, open 60 hours a week. That is 15 more hours than the typical Indiana clinic (45 a week). It is run by Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc., which serves 12,724 patients across 6 clinic locations.
- Address: 629 Lincoln Ave, Bedford, IN 47421 · Directions
- Phone: (812) 675-4470
- Weekly hours: 60 (Indiana clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc.
Patients came to Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 5,895 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 244 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 1,278 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,304 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 461 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,154 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 618 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,925 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,021 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 628 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 314 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 449 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 475 | children tested |
Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc. serves
12,724 patients used Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc. in 2025. 34% live at or below the poverty line and 78% are at or below twice the poverty line. 115 patients were experiencing homelessness and 524 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 34% | 62% | 65% | −28 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 78% | 87% | 92% | −9 pts |
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 6% | 12% | 14% | −5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 30% | 44% | 42% | −14 pts |
| Medicare patients | 24% | 13% | 11% | +11 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 40% | 26% | 24% | +13 pts |
Quality of care at Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc.
Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc. is at or above the Indiana median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | IN median | U.S. median | vs IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 69% | 67% | 68% | +2 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 65% | 52% | 54% | +13 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 64% | 53% | 54% | +10 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 61% | 39% | 44% | +22 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 63% | 74% | 77% | −11 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 72% | 80% | 86% | −9 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 79% | 78% | 79% | In line |
Staffing at Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc.
The health center employs 119 full-time-equivalent staff, including 20 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 8 mental health staff. That is 642 patients per clinical provider against the Indiana median of 1,039 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 47,082 visits, about 3.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 47421
1,816 Southern Indiana Community Health Care Inc. patients live in ZIP 47421, and 6% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Indiana Health Centers, Inc. — 1,356 patients from 47421
- Centerstone Health Services Inc. — 264 patients from 47421
- Lifespring Inc. — 118 patients from 47421
Community health centers near SICHC Bedford
IHC Bedford
Orleans Family Health
Centerstone Health Services
Bloomington Health and Dental Center
Martin County Family Health Center
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